Harvard University purchased what it thought was a cheap replica of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50 — but it turns out the ...

It languished in obscurity for decades—a stained, neglected parchment dismissed as a mere copy. But now, a manuscript tucked ...

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the discovery that what Harvard University thought was a copy of the Magna Carta is actually an ...

Harvard’s law school library paid $27.50 in 1946 to acquire what was billed as a “somewhat rubbed and damp-stained” copy of ...

Harvard Law School recently discovered a treasure that had been hiding in its library for decade. Two British academics say ...

A document that Harvard University purchased for less than $30 might actually be worth millions. According to new research, ...

Harvard University for decades assumed it had a cheap copy of the Magna Carta in its collection, a stained and faded document ...

Tucked among a trove of medieval documents was Harvard Law School Manuscript 172, identified as a copy of the Magna Carta ...

A manuscript, once considered an unofficial copy of Magna Carta, is now believed to be genuine and ''one of the world's most valuable documents''.

The Harvard Law School library bought a copy of the Magna Carta in 1946 for $27.50. It's now likely worth millions of dollars.